Health & Safety

This Fall the Health and Safety Committee has dedicated its efforts to educating our children about fire safety. Our primary schools all attended a visit from the Garden City Fire Department and enjoyed a teacher led read aloud of the book “Plan and Prepare (Fire Safety)” generously donated by the PTA. The GCFD will also be presenting to our elementary school students. Below please find additional resources that you can use at home:

Sparky the Fire Dog’s website provides a variety of wonderful resources to help your child and family stay safe in the event of a fire. Visit https://www.sparky.org/ for educational and fun activities, videos and family fire safety planning tools.

Visit https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan for templates and tools to help your family create and discuss their emergency evacuation plan.

DON'T PASS THE FLASH

The Garden City PTA has been working on a campaign to educate Village residents about NYS traffic laws regarding stopped school buses.  District-wide, parents have witnessed an increasing number of motorists passing stopped school buses in the morning and at dismissal, which presents a grave hazard to school children boarding and exiting the buses.  In response, we have produced an online quiz and a one-page bus safety flyer with informational graphics, which clarifies the law and explains the consequences for not stopping.  

We encourage you to take the quiz and see how well you know the law! 

Support this campaign with our "Don't Pass the Flash" car magnet. Please contact healthandsafety@gardencitypta.org if you would like a car magnet and raise awareness!